A Common Polymorphism in the 5′-Untranslated Region of the VEGF Gene Is Associated With Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes

Takuya Awata, Kiyoaki Inoue, Susumu Kurihara, +5

Diabetes

Functional VEGF C-634G polymorphism is associated with development of diabetic macular edema and correlated with macular retinal thickness in type 2 diabetes

Takuya Awata, Susumu Kurihara, Nobuki Takata, +12

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Diabetic RetinopathyOcular DiseaseDevelopmental BiologyRetinaOphthalmology +6

Phenotype and Genotype Characteristics of Age-related Macular Degeneration in a Japanese Population

Keisuke Mori, Kuniko Horie‐Inoue, Peter Gehlbach, +11

Ophthalmology

Ocular DiseaseGenotype CharacteristicsOphthalmologyGeneticsAge-related Diseases +6

Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Is Associated With Diabetic Macular Edema in Type 2 Diabetes

Takuya Awata, Tamotsu Neda, Hiroyuki Iizuka, +13

Diabetes Care

Missense Variations of the Gene Responsible for Wolfram Syndrome (WFS1/wolframin) in Japanese: Possible Contribution of the Arg456His Mutation to Type 1 Diabetes as a Nonautoimmune Genetic Basis

Takuya Awata, Kiyoaki Inoue, Susumu Kurihara, +6

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Genetic DeterminantMendelian DisorderMissense VariationsGenetic DisorderGenetics +8

Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the lung

Hiroshi Seto, Tomoko Ohkubo, T Kanoh, +3

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Respiratory ToxicologyMedicineAnalytical ChemistryToxicologyPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons +3

Meloxicam protects cell damage from 1-methyl-4-phenyl pyridinium toxicity via the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway in human dopaminergic neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells

Yoshikazu Tasaki, Tomohiro Omura, Takehiro Yamada, +7

Brain Research

Cell DamageMedicineCell DeathNeuroprotectionAnti-cancer Agent +8

Pro12Ala substitution in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ2 is associated with low adiponectin concentrations in young Japanese men

Nobuki Takata, Takuya Awata, Kouichi Inukai, +5

Metabolism

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeEnergy HomeostasisMetabolic DisorderMedicine +13

Meloxicam ameliorates motor dysfunction and dopaminergic neurodegeneration by maintaining Akt-signaling in a mouse Parkinson's disease model

Yoshikazu Tasaki, Joe Yamamoto, Tomohiro Omura, +11

Neuroscience Letters

Motor DysfunctionAutophagyMouse ParkinsonCell DeathNeuropharmacology +8

Oxicam structure in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is essential to exhibit Akt-mediated neuroprotection against 1-methyl-4-phenyl pyridinium-induced cytotoxicity

Yoshikazu Tasaki, Joe Yamamoto, Tomohiro Omura, +9

European Journal of Pharmacology

InflammationMedicinal ChemistryAnti-inflammatoryOxysterolBiochemistry +12